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Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, reveals an Education Department study.

Friday, July 13, 2012  SC high school dropout rate declines slightly

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The House voted 55-54 on Wednesday on the bill that would suspend licenses until the student reaches 18. It requires another perfunctory vote in the House before heading to the Senate.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  A House Education subcommittee is set to consider the bill Tuesday. It was initially set for discussion last week, but the meeting was postponed.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  A House subcommittee was set to consider the bill Wednesday, but the meeting was likely to be postponed as debate on the House floor continued.

Monday, October 11, 2010  The federal government spent $1.5 billion and states spent $1.4 billion on grants for students who didn't start their sophomore years.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008  As U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings spoke here about new federal rules for calculating graduation rates, South Carolina educators said the accountability law should be revamped when Spellings' boss is out of office